The Very Thing That Makes You Rich (Makes Me Poor) Chords

Tempo:
107.3 bpm
Chords used:

C#m

F#

C#

G#

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Very Thing That Makes You Rich (Makes Me Poor) chords
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[C#] [F#]
[C#m]
[C#m] [C#]
[F#m] [C#m] [F#]
[F#] [C#m]
[F#] [C#m]
My father told me, [G#m] lying on his bed of death, [B] boy [C#] says woman, she's gonna make it, don't
[G#m] fool yourself, [G#] mm, cause she's got [C#m] something to make a man, [F#] lay that money right in her
hand, the very [E] thing that [Bm] makes her rich [F#] will [C#m] make you poor, [C#] mm, mm, mm, [F#] the very thing
that makes [G#] her rich will make [C#m] you poor, that's right, [C#m] [E]
well [G#m] I put you [C#] behind the wheel of
a goose and a [E] quarter, yes I [G#m] did,
[C#m] [G#] had [C#m] you living like a rich [C#] man's daughter, [G#] yes I did,
I showed it, whilst you were living high on the hog, you [F#] had me down here scuffling like
a dog, well the [E] very thing that made [B] you rich [F#] made [C#m] me poor, [F#]
made you [G#] rich made [C#m] me poor.
[C#]
[C#m] [C#]
[E] [B]
[E] [F#] [B] [C#m]
[E]
[C#m]
[G#] [F#]
[A#] [C#m] [G#]
[C#m]
[G#]
[C#m] [F#]
You know [C#]
[G#m] [C#]
I'd [C#m] rather climb up into the bed with a [G#m] rattlesnake,
than [C#m] to work hard every day, [F#] bringing that woman all my pain, [E] the very thing that [B] makes you rich
[F#] [C#m] make me poor, [C#] the very thing that [G#m] makes you rich [C#m] make me poor,
[F#] [E] [B] [C#m]
[F#]
[G#] [C#m]
[F#] [C#] [G#]
[C#m]
[F#] [C#m]
[B] [N]
Key:  
C#m
13421114
F#
134211112
C#
12341114
G#
134211114
E
2311
C#m
13421114
F#
134211112
C#
12341114
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Ry Cooder - (Makes Me Poor) The Very Thing That Makes You Rich chords, practice playing G#, C#m, F#, G#, C#, G#, E, B and F# in sequence. A strategic approach would be to train at 53 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 107. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: B Major.

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_ [C#] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [F#] _
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_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [C#m] _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ My father told me, _ [G#m] lying on his bed of death, _ _ _ _ _ [B] boy [C#] says woman, _ she's gonna make it, don't
[G#m] fool yourself, _ [G#] mm, _ cause she's got [C#m] something to make a man, _ [F#] lay that money right in her
hand, the very [E] thing that [Bm] makes her rich [F#] will [C#m] make you poor, _ [C#] _ mm, mm, mm, [F#] the very thing
that makes [G#] her rich will make [C#m] you poor, _ _ that's right, _ [C#m] _ _ _ [E] _
well [G#m] I put you [C#] behind the wheel of
a goose and a [E] quarter, yes I [G#m] did, _ _
[C#m] _ _ [G#] had [C#m] you living like a rich [C#] man's daughter, _ [G#] yes I did,
I showed it, whilst you were living high on the hog, you [F#] had me down here scuffling like
a dog, _ well the [E] very thing that made [B] you rich [F#] made [C#m] me poor, _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
made you [G#] rich made [C#m] me poor. _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
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_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ [C#m] _ _
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_ [G#] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[A#] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _
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_ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ You know [C#] _ _ _
_ [G#m] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
I'd _ _ [C#m] rather climb up into the bed with a [G#m] rattlesnake, _
_ _ _ than [C#m] to work hard every day, [F#] bringing that woman all my pain, _ [E] the very thing that [B] makes you rich
[F#] _ [C#m] make me _ poor, [C#] _ _ _ _ the very thing that [G#m] makes you rich [C#m] make me _ poor,
[F#] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
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_ [G#] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [G#] _
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_ [F#] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [N] _ _ _
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